KRAKOW, Poland – May 31st, 2012 – Cisco today announced the official opening of the Cisco Global Support Center in Krakow. The center complements existing locations to provide technical and business services to internal and external stakeholders, including channel partners and customers, across multiple functional groups such as Cisco Services, Finance, Operations and others.

The Cisco Global Support Center in Krakow is part of a network of operations located around the globe and has a special focus on Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR).

The first group of employees is already on-site, and Cisco expects that the number of employees will increase to approximately 80 people by August 1, 2012.

The center is located in Krakow's Podgorze district and features the latest communication and collaboration technologies, including a Cisco TelePresence® room. Cisco TelePresence connects the local team with the global Cisco community and enables virtual face-to-face meetings across a network of more than 1,000 Cisco TelePresence Suites® in 270 major cities and 70 countries. Additionally, with intercompany Cisco TelePresence, meetings can be extended to partners and customers.